I'M QUITING VIDEO

Having been feeling quite seedy for the past week or so, I've spent more time than usual lying around looking at stuff on my tablet and laptop.

I've already given up on all social media except for YouTube and Facebook, and I never use my phone for anything to do with the internet. So I'm not a typical phone connected online video addict.

I was stunned to learn that there are people actually paying US$13.99 a month for "YouTube Premium", presumably to avoid seeing ads. I never see any ads on YouTube, simply because I view it using Brave browser with U-Block origin ad blocker installed - it really isn't that difficult!

But there really do seem to be be numpties forking out NZ$300 a year because they are too clueless to find out how to block ads on YouTube. Mind boggling...

 
It only takes about 10 seconds to install an ad blocker...

Often the best way to quit an unhealthy addiction is to do it heaps and get totally sick of it. I don't remember videos being quite this diabolical, but like most things, they seem to have hit new lows in 2025. 

 

I'm at the point where if I hear the words "like" or "insane" only another 400 times I may go completely spastic.

 I generally find most of them totally unwatchable within about 30 seconds, and very seldom seem to find any really worth watching.

So although it may mean missing out on some helpful info, from now on I'm going to run a tighter ship, and pretty much avoid looking at videos. 

I already do that on Facebook anyway, but I'm pretty much going to stop looking at Youtube altogether because it's mostly totally lame and it rapidly becomes a mind numbing waste of time. 

I want to read well presented written information with pictures, and listening to tossers rambling on endlessly is a terrible way to try and absorb any information.

There are a bunch of things I'm already doing my all out best to totally avoid, such as AI, Microsoft, and Fudporn. Today I'm adding videos to my avoid list.